Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-08
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THE NEWS EpIToMIzED.

THE NEWS EPlTOMILED,
At last, evenings session the house
passed forty-two pension bills, including
one granting $50 to the widow OF 9
Dlrbin Ward.
1t is said to be probable that Senator
Sewell will be made chairman OF the
senate committee on military affairs.
mads vacant by Logsn's death.
The Russian military commission has
decided TO adopt q new repeating rifle
for the use of the army, and orders for
large numbers OF that weapon have been
given.
The Bulgarian delegates have express
ed a willingness to accept the Duke OF
Luchterberg, the latest candidate pro.
posed for the Bulgarian throne, who. it
Is rnmored. is favored by Russia.
Yesterdays weather record: Chicago
fourteen below, Meriden, Iowa, thirty
six below; Marshalltown, Iowa, thirty
Eve below; La Fayette Indiana, thirty
below; ST. Paul, thirty two below.
Yesterday morning the Northern Pa
cifc boiler and blacksmith shops at Far
go burned. Three locomotives and a
nu nber Of valuable machines were con-
sumed. The loss is estimated at $780,
GOO. to 100000
The secretary Of the treasury has APP
pointed Herbert F. Bsecber special
agent Of the treasury. He is q son OF
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, and was for
merly collector Of customs at Port Town
send. Washington territory.
Dakota postmastess confirmed: Mon
ley R. Morgan, Hillsboro; Daniel d.
Murray, Maysville; Fred N. B. Smith,
Columbia; Joseph Hager. Mandan, Noah
N. Dawes, Ashton; freeman II. Perry,
Ysrmillion; George Il. James, Plank
linton.
In the st. Lonis criminal court yester
day the counsel for Fotheringham APP
piled FOR ereduction Of his clients bail.
He was indicted on two charges, that Of
grand larceny and that Of receiving
stolen property. The court fixed the
bail in each case at $500. The original
amount uas $4,000 in each case.
At Bishop Potter's funeral ct Trinity
church. New York, yesterday morning,
the church was crowded with people,
some ffty clergymen being present. The
officiating clsrgymen we're Bishop Coke.
Of Rochester; diocese-Bishop Bsdell, Of
Ohio; Bishop Doane, OF Albany; Rev.
DIR. Morgan Dix and Rey. D. Tweepe,
In the house committee on rivers and
harbors yesterday the Missouri river com.
mission waa authorized to expend 81. 200
Of the appropriation OF S25, 900 in til,
improvement OF the Missouri river from
OF ST. Joseph, and the appropriation fol
the Missouri river from Sioux City Il
Fort Benton war increased from $780,
600 to $50, 600.
inc senate Indian COMMITTEES had the
house amendments to the s~everalty bill
up for consideration yesterday morning,
After full discussion it WAS agreed, as {
matter Of form, to disagree 10 all o.
them and have q conference. This il
done. not because the senate committes
II opposed TO the house amendments
but it il thought best to hare the house
committee meet With the senate com
mittse and have q full understanding.
In secret session Of the senate yester.
day the Mexican reciprocity treaty
which has long bsens waiting action b,
the honse Of representatives necessar /.
to carry It's provisions into effect. wa
brought mp on . proposition from the
committee on foreign relations to extena
the time within which the required
action might be taken. The PROPOSE
tion which was in fhe nature Of 8 pro.
tocol extends the time 10 which con-
g~ressional action must be taken to May